Adam Parfrey

The Profile

Adam Parfrey (1957–2018) was an American publisher, journalist, and author, founder of Feral House and co-founder of Amok Press. He edited the influential Apocalypse Culture volumes and explored taboo, marginalized, and controversial subcultures. He also recorded the album A Sordid Evening Of Sonic Sorrows (1997).

Founder of Feral House; co-founded Amok Press; edited Apocalypse Culture; active in countercultural publishing; collaborated with Boyd Rice; released A Sordid Evening Of Sonic Sorrows (1997); died May 10, 2018.

A single, fervent review charts Adam Parfrey’s life and work as an American publisher, journalist, and boundary‑pushing editor behind Feral House and Apocalypse Culture. It celebrates his fascination with taboo subcultures and free expression, while spotlighting his 1997 album A Sordid Evening Of Sonic Sorrows. The piece connects his publishing impact to underground music and film, painting Parfrey as a fearless curator of inconvenient truths.